In honour of bonfire or Guy Fawkes Night, I am reproducing below my poem “Catherine Wheel”, which can be found in “The Selected Poems of K Morris”:
Catherine Wheel
Sometimes I feel
Like a Catherine wheel;
My words as sparks,
Lighting the dark.
But who in December
Remembers
The fifth of November?
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“The Selected Poems of K Morris” is available as a Kindle download or in paperback from Amazon, https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WW8WXPP/ and https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WW8WXPP/.
Because of me lifelong interest in both the Catholic Church’s history, and John Lennon, I’ve always known about the 5th of November, but I must have plum forgotten somehow, unfortunately, about the Catherine Wheel.
Many thanks for your comment, Larry. I remember Catherine Wheels from my childhood, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_wheel_(firework). Best wishes. Kevin
I remember Catherine Wheels, too, but nit why they are so called. Who was Catherine, and why did she give her name to this firework?
Anyway, I enjoyed your poem.
Its an interesting question, who was Catherine. I’m pleased you enjoyed my poem. Best wishes. Kevin